Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-04-22
ROOM AT THE TOP.
BY CORA E. DEPUY.

Certainly. Sit down and make yourself
comfortable. You look thoroughly dis
heartencd for young man."
II am discouraged, Mr.. Myers.
have tried every day for six weeks to get
a position, and there is none to be had.
That is the sum and substance of the
whole matter"
As he spoke David Edwards dropped
into the prolfered chair. The bright
carpet, glowing CRATE and comfortable
atmosphere OF Lawyer Meyers cozy IL
brary were very homelike and attrac.
tive, especially to the young man who
had spent the whole day out in the rain
trying to secure hoped-for position.
"Ihere is no USE" he said with h
long-drawn sigh. "rve tried for thd
last time. Prosperity is not for everyl
body"
Lawyer Meyers laid down his evening
-aseDes s. - and 1888 !
want you TO profit BY the rehearsal.
"After had taken my course of law,
had graduated with honors and OBJ
tanned my diploma, I supposed myself
qualified to enter upon the duties of o
professional man. So l packed my
satchel, and came to the city to look
for an opening.
"Tho first man l applied to was Col.
Hawkins, the now famous criminal
lawyer. He was particular friend of
one of the professors and l supposed
that my diploma would be all the in
PRODUCTION ! should need-that he would
actually take me into his confidence at
once"
"You discovered your mistake, 1 pre-
sumc2" interrupted the young man in q
detected tone.
Eyes, / discovered it, l went to the
Colonel and told him my plans. l shall
never forget the look he gave me. A
look over pair of stcel-rimmed specta-
cles that me feel as thou h l was about
the size of a spindle.
"'Young man. he said, in a sonorou'
tone that made me shiver, take my ad
vice and never enter law! The profes-
sion is crowded to deathl Men are ac
tually starving, sitting in their ofiic'
chairs, waiting for clientsl There is NJ
money in it, sir. Lawyers have had thci
day, and the rising generation must looi
up a new business
"Wnth that, he bowed and dismissed
nee.
"Of course, l did what any othe
young man would have done under simi
ar circumstanccs-wen back to tn
cherries room on the third floor OF m.
boarding house, with the blues. l con
sidcred Col Hawkins an autocrat. If h
said there was no chance in the profes
on, accepted it as foregone con
clusion"
"What did you do then, sir?" aske'
David, his interest already becomin!
aroused.
Il was going to tell you what did
While sat there feeling so homeslck
and wishing that had never been born
Mrs. Green, my landla1y, came in. Sh
wanted to know what the trouble was
and told her. She sal Colonel Hawk
ms ought to know, ald advised me t
abandon the idea of trying law. l wa
subject to advice and l accepted he
counsel. But she said, cheer up.
can get you position in bank. al
sure of that, if you want it
"Of course l wanted it. So sh
wrote note to one of the bankers of I'll
city, inclosed a letter of introductio
and sent me out again, not forgethn
to add the usual best wishes for su,
ress.'
81 have often thought of It'll How
put my hand on the railing and steppe
nto that bank that afternoon! Conf
aencs lifting my feet as on a carpet
lownl Imagination measuring the sii
'f the bank l would be proprietor of
few yearsr
= 81 handed my letter to clerk, and
y delivered it to some one behind dcsl
q Then he took his hat and went ou', an
, stood there and waited an hour
east.
FINALLY gray haired old gcntlem'
anne out and said;
"'You are the young man WI
nought this letter In, believer